Performing for Tourists: Redefining Performances, Performers and Audiences - Hardcover

Shiva, Rijal

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8124605432 ISBN 13: 9788124605431

Publisher: D.K. Print World Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Language: English
Pages: 204 (19 Color Illustrations)


Back of book

This book is about the culture of performing traditional dance, drama and musical forms for tourists, and is based on the research carried out at ubud (Bali / indonesia). This book argues that the achievements made by the custodians of the Balinese performance culture in Ubud need to be given a greater consideration because of: (a) existence and condition of traditional dance, drama and musical forms in several geo- cultural spaces throughout the world, (b) emergence of eco – cultural tourism, and knowledge of performing and managing traditional dance drama forms in changed social and cultural contexts.

This book argues that religious and cultural faith associated with certain traditional dance, drama and musical forms alone cannot help the later ones to carve out a secure future for such cultural art forms, individual talents need to invent and intervene from within.

This book makes a suggestion that the people of the Asian countries should not only live with feelings of sharing similar traditional art forms of the olden days but should also look at the present reality of the times when transformations are taking place in such traditional art forms because of the cross- cultural movements of people, especially those of the tourists.

 

About the author

Shiva Rijal (1974), a phD on cross – cultural theatre and lecture at the central department of English (Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal) has written books, half a dozen journal articles on Nepali theatre and Performances culture .He also practice Nepali theatre and teaches Performances Studies at the Department.

 

Preface

My involvement in the performance culture studies is onl

Edition details

• Publisher: D.K. Print World Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8124605432
• ISBN 13: 9788124605431
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 203